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stent @Wire ERNEST SANT'IN, 0E NEW Y'oEK, N. Y.

Letters Patent N 96,972

, dated November 16, 1869.

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The Schedulc'referrecl to in these Letters Patent and making part of the same.

To all lwhom yitonay concern Be it known that I, ERNEST SAXTIN, of the city, county, and State of New York, have invented a new and imprm-cd Toy; and I do hereby declare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, which will enable others skilled in the art to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming` part ot' this specification.

Figure l represents` aside elevation of my improved toy.

Figure 2 is a plan or top view of the same.

Similar letters otl reference indicate corresponding parts.

This invention relates to a newtoyof t-hatelass which is propelled by spring-i'lower, and consists of an imitation velocipede, on which the joiutedlieure ofa man or any other suitahletigure is placed, and which receives motion by means ot'a spring, in such a manner that the wheels of the velocipede .vill he turned, and the extremities of the figure moved. Thereby a very amusing toy is produced, especially when the figures of animals, such as monkeys, dogs, &c., are placed upoirthe vehicle, so that their motion will correspond with those of the animals which they represent.

A, in the drawing, represents the front wheel orI thesmallest to nearly full size.

Its construction may be like that of the well-known French velocipedes, as illustrated in the drawings, or it may represent any other k-ind, with suitable other mechanism. n

It is made of pasteboard, metal, wood, or other suitabie material.

Upon its imitation seat D is yfitted a wood, metal, pasteboard, or other ligure, l,re1nescnting a man or other animal, with jointed extremities, as indicated in the drawing, which extremities are brought, in contact and attached to those parts ofthe imitation velocipede which those of a living,- figure. would reach, in order to cont-rol and occasion the motion ofthe machine.

A spring, F, of suitable kind, and to be wound up by suit-able means, is arranged on the instrument, to set it in motion, whereby the wheels are turned, and the extremities ofthe gure moved..

In the drawingan elastic Cord is represented as the spring, and is fastened to the rear axle, around which it must he wound to setthe instrument in motion; but any other kind of spring', fastened at ,any other place, may be used with equal advantage( Having thus described my invention,

I claim nas new,`aud desire to secure hy Letters Patent- `As anew article of manntacture,-the velocipede-toy herein described. v

' E. SANTIN.

Witnesses:

FRANK BLOCKLEY, ALEX. F. ROBERTS. 

